Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Scalpel is Giving Way to a New Generation of Lasers

Laser technology has revolutionised the world of medicine in ways never before thought of. More and more often the scalpel is giving way to a new generation of lasers. Now the FAST-DOT project, backed by the EU with EUR 10.1 million in financing, is underway to develop a new line of lasers for biomedical applications.

8 Jul 2008

UV Light Therapy More Beneficial for Darker-Skinned Patients

An analysis of more than 100 patients has confirmed for the first time that darker-skinned patients benefit as those with lighter skin when given light therapy for morphea and related diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show.

8 Jul 2008

Even Contact Lenses are Going Green

Even contact lenses are joining the trend to go green. Chemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown that a common fluid found in our bodies can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact ...

8 Jul 2008

Advance Could Lead to Next-Generation Solar Cells

MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and other electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger areas than have been possible with other methods.

8 Jul 2008

TFPV Market will Generate Well over $20 Billion by 2015

According to NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, the thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV) market will produce the equivalent of 26 gigawatts (GW) by 2015 and will generate well over $20 billion in revenues in that same time frame.

8 Jul 2008

JDSU Announces Availability of All-in-One Fiber Optic Test Kits

Based on its recognized best practice to "Inspect Before You Connect," JDSU provides all of the tools necessary to inspect, clean and perform power or attenuation measurements on fiber optic connections in easy-to-use kits to prevent costly network damage during installation, qualification and troubleshooting.

8 Jul 2008

New Breakthrough in the Field of Nanophotonics

Led by Sri Sridhar, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Physics at Northeastern University, a team of researchers from the university's Electronic Materials Research Institute has published research that has resulted in a new breakthrough in the field of nanophotonics, the study of light at the nanoscale level. Utilizing nanomanufacturing processes, the researchers were able to develop an optical microlens with a step-like surface, instead of a smooth surface, that has the capacity to operate at infrared frequencies using the novel phenomenon of negative index refraction.

7 Jul 2008

QPC Lasers Demonstrates Prototype High Brightness RGB Lasers for Next Generation Laser TV

QPC Lasers, Inc., successfully met the laser performance milestones for all three colors (red, green and blue) in connection with its recently announced $12 Million Laser TV contract, thereby completing the technology development phase of the contract.

7 Jul 2008

Changing the Face of Corneal Eye Transplant Surgery

Faster recovery times and better visual outcomes are among the early results of a corneal transplant pilot study underway at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center.

7 Jul 2008

Thin Film Photovoltaics Markets from 2008 and Beyond

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Thin Film Photovoltaics Markets: 2008 and Beyond" report to their offering.

7 Jul 2008

New Magellan SEM First to Enable Rapid 3D Surface Imaging at Sub-Nanometer Resolution

The Magellan XHR SEM allows scientists and engineers to quickly see things they could not see before, such as 3D surface images at many different angles and at resolutions below one nanometer (about the size of ten hydrogen atoms, side-by-side).

7 Jul 2008

Company’s Breakthrough Technology Dramatically Reduces Cost of Solar Modules

BioSolar, Inc. reports that surging oil prices have resulted in unprecedented price hikes in photovoltaic solar module manufacturing, creating substantial growth opportunities for BioSolar. The company's breakthrough...

7 Jul 2008

Report Studies the Physics and Applications of Photoalignment of Liquid Crystalline Materials

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Photoalignment of Liquid Crystalline Materials: Physics and Applications" report to their offering.

7 Jul 2008

Probing Nanostructures Such as LED Lights

Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights.

3 Jul 2008

Sunovia Energy to Develop LED Based Lighting Fixtures and Solar Lighting Systems

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc., a renewable energy and energy conservation company, is pleased to announce that it has finalized an exclusive partnership with Kauffman Consulting, LLC for the design and development of proprietary, high-efficiency LED based solid-state lighting fixtures and solar lighting systems.

3 Jul 2008